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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P206A · San Juan, Puerto Rico · January 20, 2005

Date: January 20, 2005 · 16:10 local
Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport: Isla Grande Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: UOIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N900GD
Reported as: Cessna P206A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 311 total202 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N900GDRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2018 · Cessna P206AS/N P206-0182 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna P206A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Part 91 flight conducted to owner of aircraft. Pilot was the sole occupant. During take-off run, when the aircraft was rotated, the nose wheel came off the nose gear strut. When the pilot was informed of the loss, he decided to return to the departure airport. Normal pattern was flown and the aircraft landed at minimum airspeed. After touch down, the engine was immediately shut down in order to prevent damage to the propeller and engine. There was no damage to the propeller or engine, but the nose gear fork was ground down. There were no injuries. The bolt and the bucket-axel that hold the nose wheel were never found. The undamaged nose wheel was recovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PART 91 FLIGHT CONDUCTED TO OWNER OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. DURING TAKE-OFF RUN, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATED, THE NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. WHEN THE PILOT WAS INFORMED OF THE LOSS, HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. NORMAL PATTERN WAS FLOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MINIMUM AIRSPEED. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER OR ENGINE, BUT THE NOSE GEAR FORK WAS GROUND DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE BOLT AND THE BUCKET-AXEL THAT HOLD THE NOSE WHEEL WERE NEVER FOUND. THE UNDAMAGED NOSE WHEEL WAS RECOVERED.